Valentine Obienyem, media aide of Peter Obi, presidential
candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says the former governor is not a member of
the National Association of Seadogs (NAS), better known as the Pyrates
Confraternity.
Obienyem responded to the claims of the membership of the LP
presidential candidate in a terse text message on Monday.
“Not at all,” the media aide said after he was asked to
respond to trending social media posts suggesting that Obi belongs to the
confraternity.
In a now-deleted Facebook post, one Fejiro Oliver, who
claimed to be a member of the association, described Obi as a “dedicated Pyrate
who has led by the tenets we were baptised with”.
“I have watched the
trending video of the revered and worldwide adored Pyrates Confraternity video,
a beloved Association that I’m proud to belong to, where they ruled out Bola
Ahmed Tinubu as a candidate in our ongoing convention taking place in Lagos
State,” the post had read.
“As customary with the fraternity to use songs to pass
messages to society, towards condemning or supporting individuals, government
or policies, I find this particular song in bad taste, especially with the way
an uninformed member posted it on social media.
“Yes, Peter Obi is one of us, a dedicated Pyrate who has led
by the tenets we were baptised with. He has always promoted the ideals of
Pyracy during his days as a Governor and has contributed to the frat as a
whole.
“It is proper we
support one of our own to ascend the number position in Nigeria after getting
the number two in Namadi Sambo. We do know that with Peter Obi as President,
the just society that we want will be achieved and the ills militating against
a just society that we fight will be reduced.
“While it is in our inner consciousness to gyrate towards
one of our very best to be President, it is improper to promote it publicly.
“In PDP and APC do we have many men who are time tested
seadogs, men in very high places and the best where they are.
“We cannot publicly disown these men who support Tinubu
their whole life or will die for Atiku Abubakar to emerge as President for
Peter Obi.
“Peter Obi is better
but moderation is also everything.”
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